The IDF has poured troops and resources into the offensive, with four divisions now operating in the Gaza Strip, including paratroopers from the 98th division leading an assault in Khan Younis in the enclave’s south, where Hamas leaders are believed to be based. Deeper into the offensive, Israeli casualties have […]
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The leader of Hamas is flying into Egypt today for talks on a ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel said it was willing to agree another pause in the fighting in exchange for around 40 hostages. International pressure is mounting for a new truce that could ramp up aid to the […]
Blinken speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, December 20, at the State Department in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out countries on Wednesday for not demanding that Hamas surrender its arms. “What is striking to me is that even as, again, we […]
Hostage exchange deal prospects uncertain after Egyptian talks with Hamas end ‘without results’ Prospects for an exchange deal involving the release of more hostages remained uncertain as Hamas insisted it would not discuss anything less than a complete end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh visited Egypt […]
After weeks of Israeli bombing, on 16 November Jehad El-Mashhrawi and his young family fled their home in northern Gaza. The BBC Arabic cameraman shares a vivid and shocking account of what he, his wife and children experienced as they headed south. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions which may […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces uncovered a network of tunnels running deep beneath central Gaza City from properties registered to Yahya Sinwar and other senior Hamas organizers of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the military said on Wednesday. The tunnels were found when soldiers secured a central area of […]
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that the Israel Defence Forces will ‘not stop fighting until Hamas is eliminated’, ruling out the prospect of any immediate ceasefire in war-torn Gaza. The Israel Prime Minister was speaking after Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh had travelled to Cairo today for talks with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas […]
Israel Defence Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari called it “a criminal, terrorist video”. He said that “it testifies to Hamas’ cruelty towards innocent, very elderly civilians who are in need of medical care”. The video, released late on Monday by al-Qassam Brigades – Hamas’ military wing – is of three Israeli […]